Tag: California
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Friendship + Passion = Four Brix Winery
Although there are only a handful of wineries in Ventura County, California they are producing some seriously high quality wines. One such winery is Four Brix Winery, a collaboration of six longtime friends and passionate wine lovers. Karen Stewart, whose husband Gary Stewart is the wine maker, opened the Brix House tasting room for me…
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Wine, Food and Love with #WinePW
The day of love has arrived; February 14: Valentine’s Day. What does Valentine’s Day mean to you? Some see it as a “Hallmark Holiday” meant to boost greeting card sales between Christmas and Easter. Or a day to over spend on roses, chocolates and food all to declare ones love for another. Many non-dating single…
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Beginning the Day the Rusack Way
What better way to begin a Saturday in January than in beautiful Ballard Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California. It was the perfect start to a three day wine tasting excursion in SBCounty. Steven Gerbac of Rusack Winery was gracious enough to meet us early on Saturday morning after a flight delay and traffic delay on…
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A Super Wine Paired with a Super Bowl
As Super Bowl Sunday was approaching I began planning our menu. Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest eating events of the year. Wings, queso, guacamole, pigs-in-the-blanket, the delicious food choices go on and on. I was planning a traditional big game menu for our family viewing party. As the game approached it became…
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What’s Your Plan B?
I recently spent some time exploring the wines of Ventura County, California. One winery that is rockin the wine and the fun is Plan B Wine Cellars. Husband and wife team Marlow and Janis Barger are the proprietors and wine makers at Plan B and they are doing things their way! For starters they don’t…
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My 2015 Wine Resolution: Diversity
January is a month of resolutions. This month’s #WinePW, hosted by Christy Majors of Confessions of a Culinary Diva, is no different; the theme New Year Wine Resolutions, what wine, region or varietal do I want to try or learn more about in 2015 and what foods would I like to pair with these new…
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Make Your New Year’s Eve Sparkle California Style
New Year’s Eve is just two days away and ringing in the New Year requires BUBBLES. If you are not sure what sparkling wine to share with family and friends this New Year’s Eve you are in luck because I have a wonderful selection of sparklers to share with you. It’s not too late to…
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Celebrate the Holidays with Mirassou Wines
It’s the holiday season and the perfect time to stock up on wines for guests and parties. Because we spend a lot of time entertaining and attending parties during the holiday season I am constantly on the lookout for good wine values. Thankfully I received four media sample bottles from Mirassou that are ideal value…
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A Leap of Faith with Claiborne and Churchill
Back in early November I received a box of media samples that immediately had me excited. Three beautiful California wines with fresh and clean labels and well-prepared trade sheets from an unfamiliar winery, Claiborne and Churchill, were sent for review from Parker Sanpei and Associates. As I anticipated opening these three wines I wanted to…
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Old World or New World: What’s Your Style
Lately I have seen a lot of discussion of an ongoing topic in the wine industry: old world style winemaking versus new world style winemaking; or as eloquently summed up in From Vino Verde to Barolo with Love’s recent blog posting, Hand or Land? In this thought provoking article Foxress explores different perspectives on wine…
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